NDP: Is Tarion another ORNGE? If not, open up the books and prove it

This article was last updated on April 16, 2022

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Trinity-Spadina MPP Rosario Marchese tabled a private members’ bill today that would give the Ontario Ombudsman and the Auditor-General the power to investigate the Tarion Warranty Corporation, the private, developer-run corporation created by the government to protect new home buyers.

“Most of Tarion’s funding comes from Ontario’s home buyers, but Tarion does not answer to consumers. It answers to the developers it is supposed to regulate,” said Marchese.

During question period, Marchese asked Consumer Services Minister Tracy MacCharles to explain why a corporation set up to protect consumers seems more interested in fighting consumers at the License Appeal Tribunal, while protecting builders. Marchese also asked about Tarion’s bloated senior management, at a corporation where the average compensation is over $100,000 a year.

“Is Tarion another ORNGE? And if not, will the government make Tarion open up its books and prove it?” asked Marchese.

“The province forces home buyers to buy warranty protection from Tarion, but does nothing to ensure consumers get value for their money,” said Marchese. “When will the Minister reform Tarion into an agency that protects consumers, instead of builders?”